The Platform Readiness team is looking for an experienced individual passionate about open source and business critical production deployments to join us as a Systems Administrator with an emphasis on scripting, automation and either OpenStack and/or OpenShift knowledge.
What you will do:
In this role, you will be responsible to create solutions and help with problem solving for reported issues in real time as a member of the L3 support team working across various shifts depending on business needs.
You will work with other team members remotely deploying, maintaining and monitoring a large complex cluster environment hosted in data centers across multiple continents.
As a Systems Administrator with an emphasis on automation you will analyze procedures and help to design and implement automation and automated solutions for the diverse technical challenges including deployment pipelines, automated test scenarios and systems and services monitoring.
The technologies used in the production environment include, but are not limited to OpenStack, OpenShift, Ceph, Red Hat Satellite, Ansible Automation Platform.
What you will bring:
Excitement and passion to learn about and master new technologies
3+ years experience administering a Linux based production environment
Experience with scripting and automation (Ansible and/or Python)
Ability to work with minimum supervision in a fast-paced environment with a multicultural team distributed across multiple countries and time zones
Good communication skills in English, excellent collaboration skills and a good team player
The following is considered a plus:
Experience with either OpenStack or OpenShift in production environmentsKnowledge of and experience with Linux containers
Knowledge of and experience with Red Hat Satellite
Knowledge of and experience with Ceph
Knowledge of and experience with Ansible Automation Platform
Knowledge of and experience with Zabbix
Knowledge of and experience with any programming language such as Bash, Python, Go, Ruby, JavaScript
Red Hat or Linux-specific certifications like Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
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Skills Required
- 3+ years experience administering a Linux based production environment
- Experience with scripting and automation (Ansible and/or Python)
- Ability to work with minimum supervision in a fast-paced environment and across distributed teams and shifts
- Good communication skills in English and strong collaboration/teamwork skills
- Excitement and passion to learn about and master new technologies
- Experience with OpenStack or OpenShift in production environments
- Knowledge of and experience with Linux containers
- Knowledge of and experience with Red Hat Satellite
- Knowledge of and experience with Ceph
- Knowledge of and experience with Ansible Automation Platform
- Knowledge of and experience with Zabbix
- Knowledge of and experience with Bash, Go, Ruby, JavaScript
- Red Hat or Linux-specific certifications (RHCSA, RHCE, RHCA)
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is presented as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision along with life and disability coverage. Access to HSA/FSA options and broadly positive reception of health benefits support the view that healthcare is a core strength.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as generous, with substantial PTO for new hires plus additional recharge days and an end-of-year shutdown for many non-critical roles. Paid volunteer time, holidays, sick days, and supportive expectations around taking time off reinforce the breadth of leave benefits.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — The rewards package includes performance bonuses and a recurring quarterly bonus program tied to company and individual performance. Availability of ESPP participation further adds to incentive pathways beyond base pay.
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